Nigeria
2 Feb
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, February 1, 2024, convicted and sentenced one Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, an actress, to six months imprisonment for spraying and stepping on the new Naira notes at a social event in Lagos.
2 Feb
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has insisted that it only fingered religious sects in an investigation involving over N30billion fleeced from Nigerians where it traced over N7billion to a particular religious body.
2 Feb
Google has expanded Bard Chatbot with Gemini Pro to Nigeria among other countries and geos.
2 Feb
• PDP kicks as INEC omits party on ballot papers in Jos • IPAC threatens withdrawal of all parties over PDP’s exclusion • Gbajabiamila leads rally for Laguda ahead of Surulere by-election • Five political parties sign peace accord in A’Ibom As Nigerians across various constituencies in 26 states march to the polls tomorrow for the scheduled rerun and…
2 Feb
In its efforts to further expand a transparent foreign exchange (forex) regime, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has removed the previous cap on exchange rates quoted by international money transfer operators (IMTOs).
2 Feb
Federal Government is working with the National Institute of Credit Administration (NICA) to develop a framework for consumer credit in Nigeria.
2 Feb
The fourth edition of Lagos Biennial, tagged Lagos Biennial 2024, will open on February 3, 2024, with about 80 international and local artistes jostling to maximise opportunities offered, freely, by the event, which is a not-for-profit contemporary art platform under the Àkéte Art Foundation.
2 Feb
France’s media and telecommunications conglomerate, Vivendi, owners of Canal Plus, has offered to buy all the shares it does not own in South Africa’s MultiChoice Group in a deal worth roughly $1.7 billion.
2 Feb
Kidnappers of five pupils and four staff of the Apostolic Faith Church Primary and Secondary School in Emure, headquarter of Emure Council of Ekiti State have reportedly reduced their demand from N100m to N15million.
2 Feb
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, yesterday, promised to rally the six governors of the South West states, and the Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams, to tackle the prevailing killings and kidnappings across the region.
2 Feb
The National Youth Service Corps has said that any unqualified person caught during the 2024 Batch 'A' Orientation Course including those aiding them would be handed over to the law enforcement agencies for prosecution.
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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has vowed to resign his position if former Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello is not prosecuted. Olukoyede said this in a chat with journalists at the EFCC Headquarters in the Jabi area of Abuja on Tuesday. The EFCC is seeking to arraign Bello…
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Former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has been apprehended by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N8 billion fraud. The PUNCH reports EFCC arrests Sirika over N8bn Nigeria Air fraud that Sirika got to the EFCC's Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command in Abuja around 1pm on Tuesday. Sirika is currently being…
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Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi has released N309.5 million for the payment of foreign scholarships to 86 indigenes studying in India and Egypt. The Commissioner for Higher Education, Alhaji Isah Abubakar-Tunga, made this known at a news conference in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. The commissioner said “Gov. Nasir Idris has made payment of foreign scholarship…
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Dangote Oil and Petroleum Refinery has once again slashed the prices of diesel and aviation fuel. Dangote on Tuesday announced a further reduction in the prices of both diesel and aviation fuel to N940 and N980 per litre respectively. This latest round of reductions is coming about two weeks after the company slashed the price…
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Flutterwave is ready for an initial public offering (IPO), says CEO, Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola (Right)[/caption] Nigeria’s top company in the financial technology sector, Flutterwave, has rolled out plans for an initial public offering (IPO). This was disclosed by the chief executive of Flutterwave, Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola, at Semafor’s World Economy Summit in Washington D.C. on…
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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed May 10 for ruling on an application by former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, seeking an order of setting aside the April 17 arrest warrant issued against him. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kemi Pinheiro,…
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The Nigerian government has said that every Nigerian borrower who goes for made-in-Nigeria product would get better terms on their credit facility. This was revealed by President Bola Tinubu's spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale during in an interview on TVC. "The president has put in a stipulation that we are going to be giving through the Consumer…
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the request made by a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, that his order of arrest should be discharged. The court rejected the request on Tuesday after Bello who was absent at his arraignment said he is ready to make an appearance but he is afraid…
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Former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on Tuesday, prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja to vacate the arrest warrant order issued to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against him on April 17. Bello, through his lawyer Adeola Adedipe, SAN, made the application following an order by Justice Emeka Nwite, directing the EFCC…
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The management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Tuesday apologised to its customers in some parts of Lagos and Ogun states over the recent power disruption. Mr Babatunde Lasaki, General Manager, Corporate Communications, EKEDC, made the appeal in a statement in Lagos. Lasaki said the problem was caused by a fault on Badagry Express…